Pistons 109-113 Cavaliers: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Mar 3)

Updated Oct 17, 2026, 12:05 AM ET

Regular Season

Detroit PistonsPistons

45-15 · Away

109–113

Final

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers

39-24 · Home

Pistons vs Cavaliers final: the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 113-109 on March 3, 2026 at Rocket Arena, Cleveland.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pistons	27	21	32	29	109
Cavaliers	25	29	35	24	113

Top Performers

Pistons

Cavaliers

Pistons vs Cavaliers Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Duncan Robinson F	34	8	2	3	2	2	2	2-6	2-5	2-2	+4
Cade Cunningham G	38	10	6	14	1	1	5	4-16	0-3	2-2	-11
Ausar Thompson GF	31	16	6	6	4	1	1	7-11	0-1	2-4	+6
Jalen Duren C	26	24	14	1	0	1	3	7-9	0-0	10-14	+6
Tobias Harris F	30	19	5	0	0	0	0	6-12	1-3	6-7	+9
Bench
Caris LeVert G	13	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	0-0	-12
Ron Holland F	18	8	5	1	0	0	1	3-4	2-3	0-0	-17
Javonte Green GF	13	13	1	0	1	0	0	5-7	3-5	0-0	-2
Isaiah Stewart FC	22	4	2	2	1	2	1	2-4	0-0	0-0	-10
Daniss Jenkins G	10	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-1	0-0	+7

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Evan Mobley F	31	18	5	4	2	0	0	5-9	2-4	6-8	-2
Jaylon Tyson F	31	22	3	4	0	2	1	8-15	5-12	1-3	+8
Jarrett Allen C	20	8	3	0	1	0	1	4-7	0-0	0-2	-3
Sam Merrill G	26	9	0	2	1	0	0	3-10	3-7	0-0	-6
James Harden G	35	18	5	7	0	0	5	5-17	2-9	6-6	-6
Bench
Thomas Bryant CF	16	9	5	0	1	1	0	2-5	2-4	3-3	+12
Keon Ellis G	26	7	4	2	2	1	0	2-5	0-3	3-3	-5
Craig Porter G	22	7	8	3	0	0	1	3-8	1-4	0-0	+6
Dennis Schröder G	28	15	5	5	0	0	2	6-10	2-3	1-1	+16

Pistons vs Cavaliers Recap

The Cavaliers beat the Pistons 113-109 by outscoring Detroit 29-21 in the second quarter. Cleveland moved to 39-24, and Detroit fell to 45-15.

The Pistons led 27-25 after one quarter. By halftime, Cavaliers 54-48 told a different story. Cleveland added a 35-32 third quarter and led 89-80 after three. Detroit won the fourth 29-24, but the gap was too large to close. The Cavaliers committed 10 turnovers to the Pistons' 13.

Jalen Duren led Detroit with 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Cade Cunningham added 14 assists. Jaylon Tyson answered with 22 points for Cleveland. The Cavaliers made 17 of 46 from three-point range, while the Pistons hit 9 of 24. Detroit shot better overall, 39 of 77 against 38 of 86, and still lost.

The number to know: 17 made threes. Cleveland's long-range shooting covered for 9 more missed field goals than Detroit.

Team Stats

Pistons	Stat	Cavaliers
39-77	Field Goals	38-86
50.6%	FG %	44.2%
9-24	3-Pointers	17-46
37.5%	3P %	37.0%
22-29	Free Throws	20-26
75.9%	FT %	76.9%
44	Rebounds	38
10	Off. Rebounds	11
29	Assists	27
9	Steals	7
7	Blocks	4
13	Turnovers	10
23	Fouls	20
4	Biggest Lead	11

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Pistons	56.5%	12.7%	27.0%	0.286
Cavaliers	54.1%	9.3%	24.4%	0.233

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Pistons vs Cavaliers Game Info

Date & time: Tuesday, March 3, 20267:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Pistons WMYD TV20 · Cavaliers Rock Entertainment Sports Network

Arena: Rocket ArenaCleveland

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Pistons vs Cavaliers Season Stats 2025-26

Pistons 82 GPCavaliers 82 GP

117.8#8

Points per game

119.5#4

109.6#3

Opponent points

115.4#15

48.5%#3

Field goal %

48.2%#7

35.6%#17

Three-point %

36.0%#13

76.3%#25

Free throw %

77.6%#17

45.6#7

Rebounds

44.4#11

27.8#10

Assists

28.3#8

10.4#1

Steals

8.5#14

6.4#1

Blocks

5.0#11

14.2#20

Turnovers

13.3#9

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesPistons 2-1Playoffs: Cavaliers 4-3

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That covers Pistons vs Cavaliers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Pistons visit the Knicks Oct 27; Cavaliers host the Timberwolves Oct 26.

Pistons vs Cavaliers FAQs

Who won Pistons vs Cavaliers on Mar 3, 2026?

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 113-109 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Jaylon Tyson led the Cavaliers with 22 points.

What are the Pistons and Cavaliers records?

After this game the Pistons were 45-15 and the Cavaliers were 39-24 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Pistons vs Cavaliers?

Jalen Duren scored 24 for the Pistons. Jaylon Tyson scored 22 for the Cavaliers.

Who leads the Pistons vs Cavaliers season series?

The Pistons lead the regular-season series 2-1 this season. In the playoffs the Cavaliers won the series 4-3.

Who won the last Pistons vs Cavaliers game?

The Cavaliers beat the Pistons 125-94 on May 17, 2026 on the road.

Where was Pistons vs Cavaliers played?

At Rocket Arena in Cleveland, the home arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

What was the score by quarter in Pistons vs Cavaliers?

Pistons-Cavaliers: Q1 27-25, Q2 21-29, Q3 32-35, Q4 29-24.

What is next for the Pistons and Cavaliers?

Pistons visit the Knicks on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:00 PM ET; Cavaliers host the Timberwolves on Monday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET.